Conflict and safety
Unrest in Oaxaca, Bolivia and Fiji, travel warnings and staying safe.
Balancing Health and Travel
For adventure junkies, staying fit on a trip is a no brainer. When the trip is all about activity - hiking, climbing, mountain biking - it's easy to burn off any calories you've taken on, say, eating…
Ethiopia is safe for Adventure Travel
After a group of travelers were kidnapped near the disputed ethiopean/eritrean border earlier this year, Ethiopia has suffered a growing stigma among adventures as being unstable and unsafe.
Rumors Are True - North Korea Preparing to Rock
Months ago, I Logued about this in Rockin’ Pyongyang: Woodstock 38 in North Korea? This almost spam-like press release came over the transom and I never heard anything about it again.
Adventure Travel and Malaria - Netting the Problem
As I mentioned in this post, there's some debate out there on the importance of taking a anti-malarial drug for travels in endemic areas.
Flare-up in Guinea: Dispatches
If you're planning an adventure to West Africa any time soon, keep a close eye on the situation in Guinea, where simmering conflict could soon reach a boiling point.
Safe Travel in Syria? Cryinmercy!
Every time I open a newspaper, I'm left wondering if there will be anything for adventure travelers left to see in the cradle of civilization.
Adventure Travel and Malaria
If your travels take you anywhere near a tropical or sub-tropical climate, odds are you should be thinking about Malaria. It's one of the unavoidable concerns of almost all adventure travelers.
Cochabamabe Conflict FAQ
For anyone planning adventure travel in South America, especially Bolivia: A South American blogger living in Great Britain has posted this great Cochabamba Conflict FAQ , that gives all the…
An Avalanche Safety Primer
If you haven't checked already, I broke down the backcountry safety essentials to have in case of an avalanche in this post .
Dispatch: Conflict in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Just as things seemed to have calmed a bit in Oaxaca, another hotspot is developing in Bolivia.
Travelers and Saddam Beware: The Death Penalty Worldwide
Prepare yourself, this one's going to be a downer. But the recent execution of Saddam Hussein has reignited controversy over the death penalty worldwide .
Mount Hood Search off / Backcountry safety
An Oregon sheriff has officially called off the Mount Hood search for those missing climbers. One body was recovered earlier this week.
The Most Dangerous Roads in the World
I was psyched when this link showed up in my del.icio.us inbox today. The guys at Dark Roasted Blend present us with "The Most Dangerous Roads in the World:" I recommend checking out the whole…
Oaxaca Update: All Clear? Shhhh!!
Logue readers Robert Adler and Jo Ann Wexler posted this as a comment on my previous post about Oaxaca . I'm re-posting it here. Thanks for the update!
How To Stay Safe During Winter Camping And Hiking
Laurie Gullion, coordinator of the Outdoor Education option at the University of New Hampshire, says people who hike and camp in winter need to have previous experience in other seasons as well as in…
Fiji - Unsettled in the South Pacific
This ain't no-Thailand style coup, apparently. Fiji Resorts are Deserted and Tourist Arrivals Down 90% since the recent coup, but as I've said before , the current travel warnings for the tiny island…
Rescue Teams To Tackle Mt. Hood Summit / Winter Climbing Safety
CBS News is reporting that Rescue Teams will tackle a Mt. Hood Summit today to Search For Missing Climbers .
Breaking Down the Travel Warnings
Let's take a look at this week's "World Watch" column from the Chicago Tribune . Keep on your special infrared State Department paranoia-detecting goggles.... ALGERIA - The U.S.
Blogging through conflict...
In my last post , I advised you all to check in with local bloggers when traveling through countries in conflict.
Should a little war stop your Adventure?
Picking up where I left off (sort of) on Adventures in a non-militarized world, I decided to see what Wikipedia had to offer on current, ongoing conflicts in the world.
Breaking News from Morocco - Tourist stabbings
This is a weird story emerging from the Moroccan blog: THE VIEW FROM FEZ , which is following the apparent stabbings of three tourists at the famous Nejjarine Square in Fez.
Another Update from Oaxaca
November 25th, 2006 - Radio Zapote writes: Today, after the seventh megamarch in Oaxaca, members of the APPO attempted to form a human fence around the federal preventative police (PFP), but were…
Rockin' Pyongyang: Woodstock 38 in North Korea?
Do we have any adventurous bands in the house? I can't really tell if this is for real or not, have a look for yourself.
Video Dispatch: Amazing footage of Iraqi Sandstorm
This is probably one of the more unbelievable Video Dispatches I've posted so far: Amazing footage of Iraqi Sandstorm - Google Video The storm approaches like something out of a hollywood disaster…
Dispatch, Part 2: Life with Civil Strife
It's a really bizarre scene when you step back, demonstrators and federal police in riot gear taking turns hurling and slingshoting rocks and chunks of concrete at each other.
Another Dispatch from Oaxaca
This is another dispatch I received last night from on the ground in Oaxaca. This one is from George Salzman, reporting from Benito Juarez Autonomous University of Oaxaca: Radio Universidad at 1400…
Oaxaca Update: Journalist killed
Some distressing news out of Southern Mexico today. This was forwarded to me by some of the Indymedia folks: NYC Indymedia journalist Brad Will shot dead by government forces in Oaxaca confirmed by…
Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index - 2006
This should be of interest to both reporters and travelers. There is almost always a direct correlation between how free a country's press is and how easy it will be for you to move around a country…
Resurgent Hot Spot: East Timor
Here at AdventureLogue, we strive to keep you up to date with all the trouble spots around the globe for adventure travelers who might be passing through and for you slightly nutty people (fellow…
Pyongyang: The world's tallest half-ass
So we've had plenty of discussion here about the possibilities of traveling to North Korea, which are likely getting slimmer by the second, although I've got a hunch that Dicky C.
NPR: Kazakhstan Embassy Responds to Borat
Ok, we all know my two main obsessions are Public Radio and... Borat. At last, the two have been brought together in this story from NPR: Kazakhstan Embassy Responds to Borat I hope you all have the…
Nuclear Tourism Redux: Iran
With all the focus I've been giving to North Korea and their nuclear tantrums lately, (Actually, I could care less, it just makes it that much more of an adventure to try and get in) it occurs to me…
Seven pointers for safe travel
Courtesy of the San Jose Mercury-News , here's 7 ways to use your smarts to stay safe during your travels: 1. Dress to blend in.
Coping with, and trying to understand, the tumult of India
I saw this great article on the topic in the Philadelphia Inquirer and it inspired me to share a few tips of my own on getting around India: That guy on the train is going to keep staring at you.
Farris Hassan: Life after Baghdad
Remember Farris Hassan? He was the high school kid that hopped a plane and snuck into Baghdad during his winter break in an attempt to jump head-first into what he calls "immersion journalism." Gotta…
Other Dangerous, er, adventurous places to visit
It's been a pretty rough week for civil strife around the world, with North Korea rattling its sabre and talking about trading sanctions for war.
Dispatch: Civil Strife in Chiapas, Mexico
Hey all, I've been focusing some attention here on the situation in Oaxaca, a past and still presently popular place with adventure travelers.
Travel Resource: Airsafe.com
In this crazy, wacky, post 9/11 era of wackos a la Kim Jong Il and our various "Wars on (insert abstract noun here), do you occassionally find yourself obsessing over airline safety?
Oaxaca Update: Getting Uglier
Keeping you up to date on the situation in Oaxaca, Mexico - I came across this report of more abductions from Narconews .
Audio Dispatch: Living in Malawi / Borat Goes to D.C. /Surviving a Plane Crash
I know it must seem that I have a bit of an obsession with NPR. Well, it's only fair, public radio has been paying my bills for a few years now.
Danger is my Middle (East) Name
Sticking to the loose theme of unsettled areas that we began with my posts on the situation in Oaxaca , the folks at the UK Telegraph also seem to agree that there are many Tourists unafraid of…
Oaxaca: So you still wanna go check it out?
A few bullets and some good old fashion civil strife never dissuades the true adventurer from making the trip, right?
Civil Strife Dispatch: Oaxaca, Mexico
I got an e-mail from a reporter colleague in Oaxaca, Mexico last night. She says that things appear to be about ready to hit the fan down there.
Smiling Through a Coup
This story just gets more entertaining. The coup in Thailand is officially the friendliest on record.
Thailand Overthrow 'almost not exciting enough'
This is just too much. I feel I must now weigh in on the whole Thailand coup phenomenon that isn't.
Video Dispatch: Darfur from Nat. Geo.
National Geographic offers up some great video content on their website, including this clip from " Darfur: Divided by Ethnic Conflict. " Also check out all the other videos in the news on the site.
Video Dispatch: DMZ from North Korea
Courtesy of our friends at YouTube - The DMZ at Panmunjom from the North. Ride along for a tour of the still-tense boundary between North and South Korea, complete with propaganda and tour guide that…
Preparing for the worst...
Bookmark this site right now to use in planning your future adventures. It won't officially launch for a few more weeks, but Fisher's Travel SOS promises to provide travel guides with comprehensive…